Over 200 Migrant Children Are Still in US, Separated from Parents

Over 200 Migrant Children Are Still in US, Separated from Parents

Over 200 Migrant Children Are Still in US, Separated from Parents

Washington, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) More than 200 migrant children remain on Friday in the United States, separated from their parents, as victims of the criticized decisions by President Donald Trump''s government on that issue, according to official sources.

Of 2,667 children separated from their parents by virtue of the 'zero-tolerance' policy for undocumented immigrants, about 2,458 were returned to their relatives, said a report presented on Thursday at a court in San Diego, California.

The administration initially identified 2,654 children and adolescents affected by this situation. So far, 25 children remain in custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, waiting to join their parents, and other 184 will be handed over to a family member or guardian.

Legal documents state that some deported parents asked that their descendants remain in the United States to avoid exposing them to the existing conditions of violence in their countries of origin.

The 'zero-tolerance' policy, implemented since May despite rejection at the national and international levels, establishes that any person detained while illegally crossing the dividing line between the United States and Mexico will be accused of criminal charges.

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Over 200 Migrant Children Are Still in US, Separated from Parents

Washington, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) More than 200 migrant children remain on Friday in the United States, separated from their parents, as victims of the criticized decisions by President Donald Trump''s government on that issue, according to official sources.

Of 2,667 children separated from their parents by virtue of the 'zero-tolerance' policy for undocumented immigrants, about 2,458 were returned to their relatives, said a report presented on Thursday at a court in San Diego, California.

The administration initially identified 2,654 children and adolescents affected by this situation. So far, 25 children remain in custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement, waiting to join their parents, and other 184 will be handed over to a family member or guardian.

Legal documents state that some deported parents asked that their descendants remain in the United States to avoid exposing them to the existing conditions of violence in their countries of origin.

The 'zero-tolerance' policy, implemented since May despite rejection at the national and international levels, establishes that any person detained while illegally crossing the dividing line between the United States and Mexico will be accused of criminal charges.